During the event Jump party 2023 A new promotional video has been released for the anime adaptation of the manga, which was written and illustrated by Yuuji Kaku, Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku. The video confirms that the premiere is scheduled for April 2023 in Japan, while the platform crispy roll takes care of the distribution in the west.
Members of the voice cast were also revealed, including:
- Chiaki Kobayashi like Gabimaru.
- Tetsu Inada like Gantetsusai Tamiya.
- Rie Takahashi like Yuzuriha.
- Aoi Ichikawa as Fuchi Yamada Asaemon.
- Yumiri Hanamori as Sagiri Yamada Asaemon.
- Ryouhei Kimura like Chobe Aza.
Kaku started publishing the manga on the service. Shōnen Jump Plus from the publisher shueisha in January 2018 and finished it in January 2021. The publisher published the twelfth compiled book volume in December 2020, followed by the thirteenth and final volume in April 2021 in Japan. Therefore, Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku is one of those cases where a finished work is adapted to anime.
voice output
production team
- Kaori Makita (Shingeki no Kyojin: The Final Season, Yuri!!! on Ice, Saezuru Tori wa Habatakanai: The Clouds Gather) is responsible for directing the anime at the studios MAPPA.
- Akira Kindaichi (Sunmusu: Girl’s Battle Comic Bootlog) is responsible for writing and supervising the screenplays.
- Akitsugu Hisagi (Sakamichi no Apollon, One Punch Man, Mirai Nikki) is responsible for character design.
- Yoshiaki Dewa (Boku no Hero Academia Season 2, Shokugeki no Souma, High School of the Dead) composes the soundtrack.
Summary of Jigokuraku
“Gabimaru the Hollow”, a ninja from Iwagakure Village known for his cold demeanor, is now on death row. Tired of death and betrayal, he seeks to die. However, due to Gabimaru, no method of execution seems to work on him, although he doesn’t admit it, he still has a reason to live. He wants to go back home and see his wife, the reason for his happiness and why his work as an assassin began to hinder him. That’s why he refuses to die. Asaemon the Executor, a famous crime killer, notices this and makes a proposal to the ninja. She wants Gabimaru to join an expedition to an island in southern Japan in search of the Elixir of Life, and in return she will forgive him for all his crimes. However, this island is no ordinary place: it is considered paradise.
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